Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-03-25
SWITHIN C. SHORTLIDGE'S
Media Academy, Media, Pa.

THIRTEEN miles from Broad Street Sta
IL ton, Philadelphia. School year 1885, 81
opens Wednesday, September 9Th. Fixed
price covers every expense, even books, etc.
NO extra charges except for music. Students
admitted and classified at any time. No ex-
animation necessary for admission. Summer
vacation school July and August. The reg
ular school year oplns September 9Th, but
students may come ut any time before Sep
TENDER 9Th, or he admitted after the 9th,
when vacancies occur. boarding school Of
the highest grade for young men and boys
One of the best equipped, best taught and
most successful schools 10 the United States.
Twelve experienced teachers, all men and all
graduates--four of them Harvard men. All
teaching in small classes so that each pupil
may have individual care. Special attention
to both advanced and backward pupils In
dividua and class instruction. Early def
clencies in young mems education corrected.
Young men whose education has been neg
lected instructed privately. Special oppor-
tunilies for apt students TO advance rapidly.
Special drill for dull and back ward boys -
Patrons or students may select any studies or
choose the regular English, Scientific, Civil
Engineering Business or Classical Course, or
parts of different courses Students fitted al
Media Academy are now in Harvard, Yale,
University o. Pennsylvania, Princeton, Lee
high, Lafayette, University OF Virginia, CO.
lumbia, Williams, Dickinson, Cornell and
several Polytechnic Schools. CONDITIONED"
College students o: any class tutored In any
study and fitted for any college examination.
A physical aud chemical laboratory. Courses
OF lectures, with the best and fullest appar-
atus for illustration Fifteen hundred vol
umes added TO the Academy Library in 1889.
Physical apparatus doubled In 1883. Ten stu
dents fitted for college and admitted 10 883,
10 In 1884, 10 In 1885, l0in 1886 A Grad
uating Glass every year in the Commercial
Department, Fine school buildings, In which
all the students live with the Principal. No
boarding out In private families Rooms car
peted aud furnished with wardrobe, bureau,
table, wnshstand, toilet set, two single beds
with springs good mattresses, pillows, and
an ample supply Of bedding, all in complete
order, etc Buildings carpeed throughout,
and thoroughly heated by steam. Rooms for
one or two boys. No large dormlories. Rooms
lighted with gas. Media Academy sets gen.
erous tn1e The students are not poorly fed
under the economical plea that plain food and
meagre diet are best for students. Dining
room fitted out in the best manner Experi-
enced men walters. First-cass steam laun-
dry. Day and night watchmen. A gymna-
stun, with two bowling alleys and other fix
lures. Ample grounds for base ball, foot ball
and athletic sports. Drainage and water sup
ply perfect. No malaria. The health record
Of Media has lew parallels. Media Academy
has all the convenienceS and appliances ne
cessary to make II II real home and first-class
academy. A school for the training Of gem
temen. No hazing or other rowdyism. No
''roughlng IT," Students at this academy
must not sacrifice the home influences for an
education devoid Of good morals, good man
ners and genleel surroundings, The school
is adapted in every way to the education 70
young men and boys only Media Academy
is moi mixed school, but strictly boarding
school for the male sex. Media has seven
churches, and Temperance charter which
prohibits the sale of all intoxicating drinks.
Media is conveniently accessible from all
points. No change OF depots in Philadelphia,
coming from New York, Pittsburg, Balli-
more or Washington. Twenty trains leave
Broad street Station, Philadelphia for Media.
Return trains every hour, distance Ia miles.
Ask at Media Station for Academy coach -
Drive 10 the school only FIVE minutes. For
new illustrated circular OF Media Academy
address the Pricipal and Proprietor, SWITH-
IN o. SHORTLlDGE, A. Is. and A. NJ,
Graduate of Harvard College, Media, Penna.
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